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ARIEL 4 (UK-4)

NORAD 5675 · Payload · Reentered 1978-12-12

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Launched
1971-12-11 · Vandenberg, USA
Country / operator
UK (Europe)
Object type
Payload
Purpose
Space science
Mass
103 kg
Size
1 × 0.7 m · 15 m deployed
Orbit class
LEO (< 2,000 km)
Perigee × Apogee
227 × 234 km
Inclination
83.0°
Period
89.0 min
Eccentricity
0.0005
Orbit data
Reconstructed from catalog orbit

Mass, size and purpose from GCAT (J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0).

Same launch

Other objects cataloged from the same launch day and site: co-passengers and the rocket body.